Panasonic announces the new GH5s. Sony, now it’s your call to answer with the A7sIII.

via Camerasize

Panasonic just announced their new GH5s. This camera is made to challenge the Sony A7sII. It has some terrific specs (like dual native ISO and Cinema4K) and first tests show this is indeed a serious competitor. Imaging Resource writes:

“At both 12,800 and 25,600, the GH5S looks slightly better than the A7S II at the same ISOs, which is both unexpected and subjectively highly impressive for a camera featuring a sensor that is a fraction the size of the other.
A sensor significantly smaller than the full-frame A7S II is beating that camera in low-light performance. I never thought I would see the day. With these test results, it’s hard to argue that the GH5S is not the new king of low light.”

Overall this is good news. Sony can’t hold back on the A7sIII launch and has to pack it with some necessary features like 4k60p and 10bit internal recording at 24-30p. The NAB show in April would be a logic place for the A7sIII announcement.